IRENE vs KATRINA

IT IS NOT THE STORMS WHICH COMPETED BUT THE COMPETENCY, SELF-RELIANCE, WILLINGNESS, PREPAREDNESS AND SPIRIT OF THE PEOPLE AND THEIR CITY AND STATE GOVERNMENT, WHICH MADE SUCH A DIFFERENT END RESULT.

THE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY KATRINA WERE AMONG THOSE AMERICANS, WHO, ACCORDING TO A RECENT SURVEY 10% PANIC TO THE POINT OF PARALYZING  AND ARE INCAPABLE OF HELPING THEMSELVES, ANOTHER 80% LIVE BY THE PHILOSOPHY, "JUST WAIT IT OUT AND SOMEONE FROM THE.  GOVERNMENT WILL COME FOR US."  THUS WE HAD HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF NEW ORLEANS PEOPLE TRAPPED ON TOP OF HIGHWAY BRIDGES, OVERPASSES AND HOMES.  THEY WERE ALSO WADING THROUGH WAIST DEEP WATER FILLED WITH THE DETRITUS FROM THE LATIN QUARTER. (F YOU HAVE EVER BEEN DOWN THERE THEN YOU KNOW THAT THE STREETS OF THE LATIN QUARTER ARE SPRAYED WITH CHLORINE THEN WASHED DOWN TO EVERY NIGHT.  THIS IS TO REMOVE THE HUMAN URINE, FECES, VOMIT AND OTHER BODILY FLUIDS LEFT ON THE STREETS FROM THE DRUNKEN BACCHANALS  NOT TO MENTION THE USED SYRINGES AND DIME BAGS.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE DRAGGING YOUR SORRY,  DEPENDENT REAR END THROUGH THAT SORT OF WASTE?
WHAT WE HAVE IN NEW ORLEANS (N.O.) AND ITS IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES ARE 1,000,000 MILLION SAD SOULS WHO FALL INTO EITHER THE TOTAL PARALYZING BY FEAR MODE OR THE "LET'S SIT ON OUR BUTTS AND THE GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE CARE OF US," MODE.
FROM THE PARALYZED, FEARFUL AND NANNY STATE, LOCAL AND STATE OFFICIALS  OF LOUISIANA (Gov. Without A. Clue Kathleen Blanco, Sec Dept. of Transportation Johnny B. Bradberry, to the true waste of space and oxygen N.O. Mayor, Ray Nagel) TO THE ILL APPOINTED AND VERY INCOMPETENT FEMA DIRECTOR BROWN (to me he seemed in an almost let them eat cake mode).  ALL PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE NEEDLESS LOSS OF LIFE AND DANGER WHICH THESE NANNY STATE SAD SACKS FOUND THEMSELVES.
BY AUGUST 25TH THE PROJECTION WAS THAT KATRINA WOULD HIT MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA.  NOTHING NO ACTION TAKEN EXCEPT FOR THAT 10% CAPABLE AND PREPARED TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES WHO EITHER GOT OUT OF HARMS WAY OR BOUGHT WATER, EMERGENCY FOOD, FUEL AND POWER.  WHAT A NOVEL IDEA!
AUGUST 27 GOV. AIN'T GOT A CLUE (please pass the gumbo)  WAS OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED AND INSTEAD OF STARTING IMMEDIATE LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE, SHE CALLED ON THE INCOMPETENT FEDS FOR HELP.
AUGUST 28, MAYOR RAY NAGLE ISSUES A MANDATORY EVAC AT 9:30 AM.  THERE HAVE NOW BEEN FOUR DAYS IN WHICH TO GET OUT OF DODGE AND 90% ARE STILL IN TOWN.  GOV. BLANCO TURNS DOWN ASSISTANCE TO EVACUATE AND MOVE THE SICK AND ELDERLY TO SAFETY.
HUNDREDS OF SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES REMAIN LOCKED IN THEIR YARDS UNAVAILABLE FOR EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION.
AUGUST 29 KATRINA, A 4/5 CATEGORY HURRICANE MAKES LANDFALL.
N.O. POLICE CAPTAIN TIMOTHY P.  BAYARD, WAS ASKED TO PREPARE AN OFFICIAL REPORT ASSESSING THE   ROLE PLAYED BY THE N.O. OFFICE OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. "IT FAILED, THERE WAS LITTLE OR NO COORDINATION WITH THE LOCAL AGENCIES, STATE, NATIONAL GUARD OR FEDERAL AGENCIES.  THEY DID NOT COORDINATE WITH BUS AND TRANSPORTATION, THERE WAS NO CLEAN FOOD OR WATER AVAILABLE TO FIRST RESPONDERS AND EMERGENCY CREWS,NO BACK UP FOR ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED, LITTLE OR NO POWER ALTERNATIVES AVAILABLE, RELOCATED PEOPLE TO AREAS WITH NO FOOD, WATER OR SANITARY FACILITIES."
USING THE "THEORY of EXCESS MORTALITY" WHICH IS USED BY OFFICIALS TO CALCULATE THE TOTAL DEATHS IN IRAQ SINCE THE US INVASION, HERE ARE THE FOLLOWING: DIRECT AND INDIRECT DEATHS.
LOUISIANA: 3,822      MISSISSIPPI: 238  FROM THERE THE NUMBER DROPS INTO SINGLE DIGITS.
GOV .HALEY BARBER OF MISSISSIPPI URGED PREPAREDNESS AND EVACUATION TWO DAYS BEFORE LOUISIANA AND ESPECIALLY N.O.
RESULTS FROM BEING PREPARED AND ACTIVE 16 TIMES LESS DEATHS.
THE ESTIMATES IN COST TO AMERICAN TAX PAYERS IS $110 BILLION. OR $733,000 PER INDIVIDUAL AFFECTED BY THE STORM.  THOSE AFFECTED INCLUDE THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DOWN TO THOSE WHO WENT WITHOUT WATER FOR MORE THAN A DAY.
AT LEAST $1.4 BILLION IS ATTRIBUTED TO FRAUD.
ALL MAYOR RAY NAGLE AND SEC. OF TRANYS JOHNNY  BRADBERRY NEEDED TO DO WAS MOVE PEOPLE TWELVE TO FIFTEEN MILES IN LAND TO AVOID THE FLOODING AND SURGE.
GREAT JOB YOU NANNY STATE DEPENDENTS!